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SCSD Student Council

SCSDGSSS-McGill Positions

PRESIDENT/2ND YEAR REP

Act as spokesperson whenever necessary; communicate with faculty and students; recruit students to organize events and activities and make sure that everything goes smoothly; liaise with students in other departments; maintain GSS Constitution; conduct council meetings and elections; maintain records as required by PGSS; help Treasurer maintain budget; communicate with PGSS Student Life Coordinator (Jacinthe Deschênes) , about social events and finances.- 2nd year

Meagan Honigman

VICE PRESIDENT

Aid President in running council meetings, maintaining records, acting as liaison between students, staff, and other departments.- 2nd year

Katelyn Mansfield

TREASURER

Keeping track of both the PGSS and the internal funds. Recording how the PGSS money is divided based on the constitution (1/2 is communal, of the other 1/2, 1/3 goes to first year students, 1/3 goes to second year students and 1/3 goes to PhD and post-doc students). Keeping in contact with the student life PGSS coordinator; supplying him/her with receipts to receive cheques.- 2nd year

Jaslyn Dunger

SECRETARY

Take notes at all meetings, type them up to send to all students, the faculty advisor, and upload to Dropbox; maintain electronic copies of all GSS documents (financial records, agendas, meetings, templates, etc.)- 2nd year

Jamie Russell

RESEARCH REP

As the designated correspondent between the GSS and all researchers at SCSD (MSc, PhD, Post-Doc), the research rep communicates relevant info from the GSS executive to the researchers and from the researchers to the executives. The research rep is also responsible for the allocation of the research-specific funds provided by PGSS, which should be decided upon by all members of the research body. In previous years, the funds went towards an annual (Ph)D-Day hosted at the beginning of the year, during which all new and current students had a chance to learn about each other’s work and to build a social circle within the department.- 2nd year

Sarah Colby

1st YEAR REP

Designated correspondent between the GSS and the M.Sc.A 1 class.- 1st year

Chloe Froehlich

PGSS REP

Attend monthly PGSS meetings at Thomson House. Whenever possible/necessary updates should be provided to the department on important issues that are discussed at the meetings. Prior to Council Meeting, documentation should be read so that members can be polled on important questions concerning the department, in order to cast a representative vote at the Council Meeting.- 2nd year

Sarah Colby

SOCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Plan and execute social events, coordinate use of funds with the Treasurer, fill out necessary paperwork with PGSS for events, inform students about upcoming events. Examples of social activities include attending organizing outings like ice skating or snowshoeing, holiday parties, potluck dinners, happy hours, etc.- 2nd year

Anna Nissen

Evan Kennedy

INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CHAIR

Act as the S-LP program’s primary point of contact for other student groups in healthcare disciplines and related fields. Promote interdisciplinary collaboration. Act as liaison with groups such as FRESQue and msHPA.

Meagan Honigman

CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP COORDINATOR

Organize workshops throughout the year based on student interests; collaborate with other departments, universities, and organizations in the participation of conferences in the area, as needed. Work especially with the treasurer and SAC representative to work out funding details. French required.

Katherine L’Abbée-Lacas

Internal Positions (M.Sc.A)

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Represent and provide input on behalf of the students and their views, and attend faculty meetings if specific subject(s) need to be addressed. Provide summaries of the meeting proceedings to SCSD-GSA periodically.- 2nd year

Ali Zrymiak

NSSLHA REP

Representative for National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association (student version of American Speech-Language Hearing Association). May be useful for student interested in working in the USA.- 2nd year

Meagan Honigman

SAC REP

Communicate SAC opportunities and deadlines to classmates, organize the SAC presentation, attend two teleconferences, and write an article for Student Speak.- 2nd year

ORDRE REP

AQOA REP (optional)

Representative for L'Association Québécoise des Orthophonistes et des Audiologistes; no current representative but if interested, please visit their webpage or Facebook group for contact information.- 2nd year

Katherine L’Abbée Lacas

BUDDY SYSTEM

Match up incoming students with second-year students; “buddies” serve as mentors and provide information and guidance as necessary; committee members will send out a welcome letter to new students during the summer prior to their first year.- 2nd year

Ali Zrymiak

Chloe Sukkau

Huong Hoang

Anna Nissen

ORIENTATION

Plan and lead a week of activities to welcome incoming students during the first week of the fall semester (sample activities include orientation day icebreakers, a scavenger hunt, laser tag, campus tour, 5-à-7, potluck dinner, etc.) ; organize events for first-year students to get to know each other and the second-years; be avaiable to answer questions and help new students settle into Montreal and SCSD; review SCSD’s officai orientation day schedule with Antoinette before leaving in April; be available on SCSD orientation day to be involved in SCSD activities.- 2nd year

Jeanie Morry

Melissa Lye

Jaymie Fader

Paige Cameron

Jaslyn Dunger

PROGRAM EVALUATION

Coordinate meetings of each class in second semester with program director.- 1 for each class

Katherine L’Abbée Lacas

FUNDRAISING

Organise and hold fundraisers to raise money for the M.Sc.A’s use (for orientation activities and graduation). Examples of fundraisers include: bake sales, keeping a snack bar stocked in the lounge (coffee, candy, chips, granola bars, etc.), having a “bagel and coffee” day, etc.- 2nd year

Jaslyn Dunger

Jaymie Fader

COMMUNITY SERVICE (opt.)

Duties include planning, organizing, and carrying out any sort of good deed within the community, as well as selecting an organization to support financially through fundraising. Examples of community service activities include: clothing drive, serving at the mission, canned food drive, organizing a benefit concert, etc.- 2nd year

Anna Nissen

Katelyn Mansfield

Huong Hoang

CLOTHING SALE

Organize the sale and distribution of various products (ex. t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, mugs, etc.) with our department name and McGill insignia on them through a company affiliated with McGill University.- 2nd year

Chloe Sukkau

GRADUATION COMMITTEE

Plan and coordinate all graduation-related activities, including finding a photographer and organizing a class photo (including framing a photo for the department), planning a graduation trip/party, framing degrees, etc. and sharing this information with the graduating class. Coordinate the selection and giving of gifts, cards, etc. for faculty members according to class decisions. Graduation events shall be organized as per the class’ preference.-2nd year

Ali Zrymiak

Katherine L’Abbée Lacas

Inna Dymouriak

Katelyn Mansfield

COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

Choose topics for newsletter that promote the clinical program in collaboration with Dr. Rvachew. Work independently to gather information and write newsletters for fall, winter and spring.- 1 first-year and 1 second-year

Ginny Hay-Roe

Huong Hoang

WIDENING PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE

The role of this council will be to prepare and participate in events, high school visits, and other endeavors to promote the different health professions to prospective students belonging to any of the underrepresented groups (Ethnic minorities, students coming from a rural background, low SES...) and find ways to attract them to come to McGill. You will be working alongside other students in the Faculty of Medicine.

Cassandra Cowie

Yasmin Hussein Beydoun

FACULTY COUNCIL

The Faculty Council provides a collegial setting for discussion of the governance, strategic direction and general management of the Faculty, and advises or makes decisions, where required, on matters tending to enhance the academic work of the Faculty in teaching, research and service. It considers and reports on matters within the Counci l’s mandate and function, provides advice and makes recommendations, as appropriate, to the Dean, Provost, Principal, and Senate. It facilitates communication and consultation within the Faculty of Medicine, with the broader University community, and with affiliated hospitals and key training sites, research institutes and centres, as appropriate.